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Board of Trustees meeting minutes, November 5, 1943

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MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING
of
THE BUARD OF TRUSTEES
of
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT CAIRO
New York City
November 5, 194,:3
470 . ORGANIZATION
471. RULL CALL
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the American University at Cairo was called to- order by the
Chairman, Dr. John H. Mac Cracken at lU a.m. on Friday
November 5, 1943 at the University Club, 54th and Fifth
Avenue, New York City. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo led in the
opening prayer.
The following Trustees were present: Messrs. J. T. Addison,
E. E. Calverley, E. M. Craig, W. H. S. Demarest, T. J.
Gillespie, Jr., D. Horton, J. H. MacCracken, J. R. Sizoo,
S. Thorne, and Messrs. Cleland, Vandersall, and Lum.
The Three Trustees in the service who are inactive for the
duration are: Pardee Erdman, a Chaplain in the U. S. Navy at Los Alamitos,
Calif.; Harrison Garrett in the Field Artillery stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.;
George Lockhart in the U. S. Navy, in Washington, D. C.
Messrs. Harbison, Dodds, Lisle, and Weyerhaeuser were pre-vented
from attending by pressure of business. Dr. Robinson who is teaching in
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, felt that he could not make the trip from
Texas for this meeting. Mr. Steele was seriously ill in a Philadelphia hospital.
472. LETTER FROM A message from Dr. Hill to the Board was read by Dr. MacCracken.
DR. WM. B. iiILL The letter follows:
"My dear Dr. MacCracken: "November 1, 1943
"When you have the meeting of the Trustees next Friday, I wish you
would tell ail those assembled that I bear them in my thought and prayers and
trust that the Lord will direct their proceedings and will bless the University
of Cairo over which they are the faithful Trustees.
"Personally, I remain about the same as in the previous months of
this year and I keep my interest in all good works even as I used to do.
Mrs. Hill, too, is in fairly good health and strength, tho of course neither
of us are what, we used to be a few years ago.
"Feeling great confidence that the Trustees will faithfully carry
out the duties assigned to them and will be guided by our Lord in all their
decisions, I remain, with my best wishes to you all.
Yours faithfully,
WM. BaN CRuFT iiiLL . "

MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING
of
THE BUARD OF TRUSTEES
of
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT CAIRO
New York City
November 5, 194,:3
470 . ORGANIZATION
471. RULL CALL
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the American University at Cairo was called to- order by the
Chairman, Dr. John H. Mac Cracken at lU a.m. on Friday
November 5, 1943 at the University Club, 54th and Fifth
Avenue, New York City. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo led in the
opening prayer.
The following Trustees were present: Messrs. J. T. Addison,
E. E. Calverley, E. M. Craig, W. H. S. Demarest, T. J.
Gillespie, Jr., D. Horton, J. H. MacCracken, J. R. Sizoo,
S. Thorne, and Messrs. Cleland, Vandersall, and Lum.
The Three Trustees in the service who are inactive for the
duration are: Pardee Erdman, a Chaplain in the U. S. Navy at Los Alamitos,
Calif.; Harrison Garrett in the Field Artillery stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.;
George Lockhart in the U. S. Navy, in Washington, D. C.
Messrs. Harbison, Dodds, Lisle, and Weyerhaeuser were pre-vented
from attending by pressure of business. Dr. Robinson who is teaching in
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, felt that he could not make the trip from
Texas for this meeting. Mr. Steele was seriously ill in a Philadelphia hospital.
472. LETTER FROM A message from Dr. Hill to the Board was read by Dr. MacCracken.
DR. WM. B. iiILL The letter follows:
"My dear Dr. MacCracken: "November 1, 1943
"When you have the meeting of the Trustees next Friday, I wish you
would tell ail those assembled that I bear them in my thought and prayers and
trust that the Lord will direct their proceedings and will bless the University
of Cairo over which they are the faithful Trustees.
"Personally, I remain about the same as in the previous months of
this year and I keep my interest in all good works even as I used to do.
Mrs. Hill, too, is in fairly good health and strength, tho of course neither
of us are what, we used to be a few years ago.
"Feeling great confidence that the Trustees will faithfully carry
out the duties assigned to them and will be guided by our Lord in all their
decisions, I remain, with my best wishes to you all.
Yours faithfully,
WM. BaN CRuFT iiiLL . "